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BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 2 new memberships in October, 2022: betweenMD and TPKR Scientifics. betweenMD, inc. is a San Antonio based company which is developing solutions for individuals suffering from trauma induced chronic nightmares and PTSD.  betweenMD’s cloud-based technology platform and FDA approved wearable prescription digital therapeutics (pDTx) are supported by proprietary algorithms that … Read more

BioMedSA members with successful grant experience have volunteered to review SBIR proposals in order to increase the win rate for our community. The volunteers will have signed a confidentiality agreement prior to the review, but entrepreneurs are encouraged to redact any confidential information. Companies will need to plan for the anticipated review process times as … Read more

Using cryo-EM technology to flash-freeze proteins can generate clues to curing disease When physicians observe or hear of symptoms in their patients, they order CT scans, MRIs or other types of imaging analysis to understand the causes. Clinical imaging, however, does not illuminate the processes of life that occur deeper within, at the level of … Read more

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 6 new memberships in September, 2022: Hawkins Personnel Group, HealthQuest Capital, Heartland Payment Systems, FIRST, The Neutrino Donut, and GAP-FLEX Inc./Xeras Medical Technologies. Hawkins Personnel Group has been providing staffing services in South Central Texas for over 40 years.  They help companies and candidates connect to find the best matches … Read more

Marsha C. Kinney, M.D., is the Rank M. Townsend Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UT Health San Antonio. She also directs the Division of Hematopathology, including patient care, training, and academic activities. Her research includes the study of lymphoid neoplasms, involving the diagnosis, classification and pathogenesis. Her work … Read more

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 5 new memberships in August, 2022: The Carter Group, Marketing Initiative Worx, Patent Seekers, and Jefferson Bank. The Carter Group partners with growing life science companies to recruit experienced  recriut mid- to senior-level executives from across the US, largely for clinical and scientific roles. The Carter Group leverages their expertise … Read more

Michael Moon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNS-CC, CEN, FAEN, is receiving the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lifetime Achievement Award. A professor at the University of the Incarnate Word, Moon is a thought leader and speaker for emergency nursing topics nationally and internationally. His research is focused on critical care nursing, education of clinical care providers, emergency … Read more

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 8 new memberships in July, 2022: Texas State University, Elder Bray & Bankler, San Antonio Vascular and Endovascular (SAVE) Clinic, SpawGlass, Hera Biotech,  Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Livingston Med Lab, and Def-Logix. Texas State University is a public institution in San Marcos, Texas that was established in 1899. With … Read more

BioMedSA’s Board of Directors approved 8 new memberships in June, 2022: CSC Leasing, Summa Bio-Solutions, MedCognition, Transwestern, Kreager Mitchell Law Firm, Nurlabs, Gryphon Bio, and STAR Park. CSC Leasing Company provides operating leases and lease lines on equipment up to $20 million, helping a wide range of businesses in multiple industries, including healthcare and bioscience.  … Read more